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Our Members

See details about our members and  current Leadership. See above on how to join us on the listserv & Slack.

Our Library

Our current decentralized library. Use our Slack to contact members with requests and to add your own games!

Our Support

We extend thanks to the JHUSOM GSA and JHU Alumni Association for providing us finding for our events.

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Upcoming Events

We do not just play board games once a week. We are also about building a community between students, fellows, and staff in order to promote a balanced lifestyle between life and work. Feel free to join us for any of the numerous other events we host throughout the year! 

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Please contact one of the members of the MBGS Board if you have any questions or concerns, or use the MBGS Slack on the membership page.



About the Modern Board Game Society

We play modern, german-style board games. These include strategy and card games like Settlers of Catan and 7 Wonders. We do not play classic games (Monopoly, Chutes and Ladders), collectible card games (Magic), or traditional games (Chess, Go). Everyone is welcome as we teach the rules to all games played. No experience is required, just a good attitude.



Our History

We were founded in July 2016 with the goal of broadening access to board games for SOM graduate students. Through word of mouth, tabling at the new student fair, and the gsa digest, we were able to grow our club from three founding members to more than 20. We initially met biweekly, but due to high interest, we started meeting weekly in the Miller Research Building daily grind. We use a decentralized board game model that is based on current members bringing games to meetings based on group communication through our club’s Slack site. In June 2017, we used our GSA funding to put on a school wide Board Game Night that focused on introductory board games called gateway games where current members each taught their favorite game. We had a great turnout from a variety of departments. This year, we hope to further grow and share our interest in board games.

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Meeting Schedule

Tuesday, 6-8pm @ The Daily Grind MRB

*Meetings will take place on Monday during the first week of the month to allow inclusion of people who cannot normally make it on Tuesday.

**Meeting times and dates subject to change. Please see the Slack in the event of a meeting change. 

In the event of a disagreement between the calendar shown and the Slack, the Slack will take precedence. 

  Games available for loan are colored in red.                           (Updated: 18 August 2019)

MBGS Decentralized Game List

MBGS Decentralized Game List

10 days in Africa Elder Sign Quest for El Dorado
1846: The Race for the Midwest Escape: Curse of the Temple Race for the Galaxy
5 Minute Dungeon Exploding Kittens Railroad Ink: Deep Blue Edition
6 nimmt! Feudal Rajas of the Ganges
7 Wonders Firefly Resistance
7 Wonders Duel Five Tribes Risk
A Feast for Odin Fluxx Roll for the Galaxy
Abalone Fluxx: Oz Fluxx Root
Above and Below Fluxx: Pirate Fluxx Rummikub
Advanced Squad Leader Food Chain Magnate Saboteur
Agricola For Sale Sagrada
Alhambra Forbidden Desert Santorini
Antiquity Forbidden Island Scattegories
Appleletters Forbidden Sky Scrabble
Arboretum Fugitive Scythe
Arkham Horror: The Card Game Fuse Scythe + 3 expansions
Arkwright Galaxy Trucker Secret Hitler
Artifacts Inc. Game of Thrones Sequence
Avalon Gipf Set
Azul Glass Road Settlers of Catan
Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra Gloom Settlers of Catan
Balderdash Gloomhaven Settlers of Catan (Star Trek)
Bananagrams Go Fish or Cut Bait Settlers of Catan: Cities & Knights
Bang Gold West Settlers of Catan: Oil Springs
Bang: the Bullet Grand Austria Hotel Settlers of Catan: Seafarers
Battleship Guadalcanal Sheriff of Nottingham
Beneath Nexus Guillotine Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective
Betrayal at House on a Hill Hail Hydra Skull
Between Two Cities Hanabi Smallworld
Blackbeard Hare and Tortoise Smash Up
Blitzkrieg Hive Sorry
Blokus Imhotep Space Base
Bohnanza Imploding Kittens Spirit Island
Boss Monster Indonesia Splendor
Brass: Birmingham Inis Spyfall
Broomservice Isle of Skye Star Realms
Captain Sonar Islebound Stone Age
Carcassone Istanbul Submarine
Carcassone: Hunters & Gatherers Jaipur Suburbia
Carcassonne (2017 Big Box) John Company Sun, Sea, & Sand
Carcassonne: The City  Just One Survive: Escape from Atlantis!
Cards Against Humanity King of Tokyo Sushi Go: Party
Castles of Burgundy Kingdom Builder T.I.M.E Stories
Caverna Kingdomino Teotihuacan
Chess Kittens in a Blender Terra Mystica
Chicago Express Kodama: The Tree Spirits Terraforming Mars
Chicken Caesar Labyrinth The Climbers
Citadels Last night on earth The Contender
City of Iron Lemming Mafia The Estates
Clank! In! Space! Lisboa The Grizzled
Cockroach Poker Lords of Waterdeep The Mind
Codenames Lost Cities The Voyages of Marco Polo
Codenames Pictures Love Letter The Wizard Always Wins
Colt Express Love Letter: Premium Edition Three Kingdoms Redux
Concordia  Magic Realm Tichu
Connect Four Magic the Gathering Ticket to Ride
Coup Maria Ticket to Ride: Europe
Cranium Monopoly Deal Tokaido
Cranium Dark Mottainai Trajan
Cry Havoc (1981) Munchkin Trick of the Rails
Cthulhu Fluxx Munchkin: Deluxe Twilight Imperium IV
Dark Souls The Board Game Mysterium Twilight Struggle
Decrypto Oceanopoly Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar
Dixit One Deck Dungeon Village
Dixit: Daydreams  One Night Ultimate Werewolf Villainous
Dixit: Journey Orleans Vinhos Deluxe Edition
Dominant Species Pandemic Viticulture
Dominion Pandemic + On the Brink Expansion Viticulture: Tuscany
Dominion: Adventures Pandemic Legacy Season 1 War of the Ring (2nd Ed)
Dominion: Alchemy Pandemic: Reign of Cthulhu Watson and Holmes
Dominion: Cornucopia/Guilds Panic! (Star Trek) Welcome To...
Dominion: Dark Ages Parade What Do You Meme?
Dominion: Empires Phase10 Wildcatters
Dominion: Intrigue Photosynthesis Wingspan
Dominion: Prosperity Piepmatz Wits and Wagers
Dominion: Seaside Poker Set Wizards Quest
Dutch Blitz Powergrid World's Fair 1893

Membership Requirements

To become a member of JHU MBGS, you must be a student, resident, fellow, staff, or faculty member associated with the Johns Hopkins University or the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and have permission to be within the Miller Research Building. Otherwise, you must be under the regular supervision of someone, or someones, whom meet(s) these requirements and will be present during attendance.

How to become a MBGS member 

Membership is not required in order to participate in any events hosted by the Johns Hopkins University SOM Modern Board Game Society.  If you meet the requirements above and would like to regularly be informed of events held by the JHUSOM MBGS, please subscribe to our listserv by visiting the following link  <https://lists.johnshopkins.edu/sympa/ > and search for mbgs after logging in via the "login" button at the top right hand corner of the page. Please note you must be logged in via your jhmi in order to subscribe to the list. You can also be added to the list by visiting any of our events or contacting us directly be email. Upon request, you can also be added to our Slack so you may play an active role in the discussion regarding our members and events.

Due to COVID All Events on Hold



March 2020 until TBA



Due to the recent pandemic of SARS2-COVID-19, the MBGS will not be hosting events that it normally does. If these events will be able to be done at a later date is to be determined.



Past Events

WashingCon 2019

September 8, 2019

WashingCon is a board game convention that will be held in D.C that members of the MBGS are planning to go to as a group. We will be attending the event on Sunday, September 8. 

Tickets are available at  <https://www.washingcon.com/badges>. A sunday only ticket will cost 37.50 payable by online market payment. Onsite registration may be available and price may differ.  

If you would like to carpool to with someone from the group and would like to set that up, please message the group in the Slack. A channel will be created for the event. A link for setting up carpools will be provided on the page.

We will go to lunch together during the event, and possibly dinner after the event concludes. These are completely optional. We ask that if you plan to go to these events and will be part of a group carpool that you make sure everyone is in agreement beforehand, or that you make alternative arrangements for the return trip. 

Getting Reimbursed for MBGS Events



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Please complete the form at the top of the submission page and submit using this reimbursement page in order to begin a reimbursement request. A itemized receipt with proof of payment is required in order for the reimbursement to be processed. Reimbursements can take up to two weeks to be processed and for funds to be sent out. All reimbursements must be filed within 90 days of the event in order to be paid in full. All reimbursements post-90 days will be subject to any applicable taxes and coded as income.



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